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    Is HD worth it?

    Not sure the best place to ask this this, but as HD feeds are still limited in the UK (and not wanting to pay sky's prices) I thought this was the best section to ask.

    Going back some years, I had a Ferguson bmac srb1 converted to dmac2. The picture quality was VERY impressive but not HD. Still very impressive though!

    I guess there are a lot of peeps like me that have a tv capable of HD but don't have a HD feed to put in it.

    Is current HD really that good? is there really a noticable difference? Should we all rush out and get a HD sat box?

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    Re: Is HD worth it?

    Best way of telling if you'll appreciate HD content is to connect your PC to your HD ready TV. VGA/D-Sub is the most common, but some people find it a bit washed out and prefer DVI/HDMI.

    Grab some HD content and watch it on your TV. If you want legal content but cannot find any, try the HD trailers over at Hidden Content (720p and 1080p available).

    NB do not use S-video or composite to connect, they are only able to carry resolutions upto 576p.
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    Re: Is HD worth it?

    From what i have seen on BBC HD Preview i would say yes it is worth it but there still is very little HD content that i can find on the freesat.I have also scanned in none freesat mode loads of channels but again a few only in HD.
    Itv dont show the HD logo like BBC do i dont know why.
    I already had a sky sat that was removed from next door when they moved in so i only had to buy a HD Box and i went for the Humax seems to be one of the better boxes around so far.
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    Re: Is HD worth it?

    better in everyway than the old Res

    so yes ofc

    question is ,is it worth it too you

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    Re: Is HD worth it?

    Luxe HD is the best PQ of the FTA HD Channels, some of the BBC content is a little disappointing.

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    Re: Is HD worth it?

    the bigest let down for far is itvhd or should i say lack of it (now the euro footballs over), anyway i would say freesat will be big well worth getting into and there will be alot more HD channels soon

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    Re: Is HD worth it?

    I had HD for around a year and never felt it was worth having only when more channel switch to HD.

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    Re: Is HD worth it?

    if you want to wait a bit longer which is what I intend on doing rumour is that by the end of this year there will be at least 11 fta HD channels. Im looking into it at the mo but not rushing into buying a HD box.
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    Re: Is HD worth it?

    HD is well worth it Hidden Content
    I havent read anywhere on the net that there is an expected 11 HD channels on freesat by the end of the year

    next HD channel that is expected is 4HD early next year

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    Re: Is HD worth it?

    From the little bit of hd programing that there is at the mo i would say yes, it makes a big difference on my panny.But as for weather or not you should go out and by a hd box to be honest i would say no not yet mate.The main reason i brought my box was for the recording functions in it,the fact that i can watch bbc1 hd is a plus.There have been a few films/programs that were good in hd not forgeting the 5.1 sound but nothing that i would say is worth going out and buying a hd box not untill there is more hd programs hope this helps

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    Re: Is HD worth it?

    in ym opinion its worth nothing as the channels on offer are shambles

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    Re: Is HD worth it?

    As a test, go to John Lewis and watch a HD channel running at 1080p for 5 minutes on a decent HD TV e.g. Sony KDL40W4000. Then on the same TV watch Freeview which is not HiDef at the moment. You will notice a huge difference. Your eyes and mind will feel rested after watching the HD channel because it has to do less to process the image than standard res. Try it and see...

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    Re: Is HD worth it?

    yes hd is worth it. I wish every channel was in hd.

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    I think HD TV is for you if you got an xbox 360 or PS3, since the game is hd compatible, it will be more realistic for the game play

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    Re: Is HD worth it?

    what annoys me the most on freesat etc is the bitrate of the HD content is not HD anyhow,
    the prog was never filmed that way.
    TBH: i find it a big letdown.

    luckly got it for free when my tv went down & the replacemet had HD freesat built in.

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    Re: Is HD worth it?

    Just noticed on freesat horse and country has gone scrambaled Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr i used to watch that as for HD still the same HD content as was there 9 months ago No Increase as yet
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    Re: Is HD worth it?

    yes i think HD is superb.

    i have sky HD and its quality, i can see the difference when i watch a football match on sky sports 1 then flick it to sky sports HD, its a few seconds behind but quality is amazing, see the edge of each player very clear, vibrant green grass.....much much better
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    Re: Is HD worth it?

    Hidden Content Originally Posted by DessertDog Hidden Content
    Just noticed on freesat horse and country has gone scrambaled Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr i used to watch that as for HD still the same HD content as was there 9 months ago No Increase as yet

    no it hasnt
    we though that.

    just scan again
    and on our box it comes back ok.
    but its at the end if the list
    the old one doesn't work no>

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    its nice here....

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    Re: Is HD worth it?

    so do you think it is worth buying it now?

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    Re: Is HD worth it?

    Hidden Content Originally Posted by gotyisbest Hidden Content
    so do you think it is worth buying it now?
    That depends on what you have,sky hd yes freesat maybe vm no

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